Title 23, Title 23

When designating a bridge in this State with a specific name, the Department of Transportation shall deem separate bridges that run parallel to one another on the same highway as one bridge for the purposes of that designation.

The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules governing corrosion mitigation methods for steel bridges wholly under the control of the State. Rules adopted pursuant to this section must include, but are not limited to, establishing processes for ensuring that corrosion mitig…

The construction, reconstruction and improvement of all bridges on state highways and all approaches to those bridges are borne wholly by the State except as otherwise provided in this Title.

The cost of maintenance of all bridges on state highways, and all approaches thereto, shall be borne wholly by the State.

This subchapter applies to all minor spans and bridges, as those terms are defined in this subchapter, that are located on public ways classified as town ways or state aid highways pursuant to section 53, excluding railroad bridges, bridges over the Maine Turnpike, bridges over i…

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2001, c. 314, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 314, §4 (AFF).] 1. Average annual daily traffic. "Average annual daily traffic" or "AADT" means the average annual daily tr…

The department shall inspect all structures on public ways. [PL 2017, c. 154, §1 (AMD).] 1. Municipal-maintained structures. For a structure for which a municipality has maintenance responsibility, the department shall advise the municipality of its inspection findings and noted …

The department has maintenance responsibility and capital responsibility for all minor spans on state aid highways, unless provided otherwise pursuant to section 566, subsection 5. [PL 2001, c. 314, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 314, §4 (AFF).] A municipality has maintenance responsibili…

1. Generally. The department has maintenance responsibility and capital responsibility for all bridges on state aid highways and town ways except as provided in subsection 2 or unless provided otherwise pursuant to section 566, subsection 5. 2. Low use or redundant bridges on tow…

1. Changes to structures. If a structure is improved in a manner that changes a culvert or a minor span to a bridge, the responsibilities set forth in this subchapter regarding the structure do not change unless the department determines that there exists a reasonable engineering…

The department shall biennially prepare a list of bridges that are eligible for capital improvement under this subchapter, arranged in priority order using accepted bridge management principles and as constrained by available funding. The department is the final arbiter as to whe…

In case of an emergency as determined by the department, the department may perform any maintenance or capital improvement to a structure.

The Legislature finds that it is in the best interest of the State that bridges with historic significance be maintained or improved as necessary by the State. These bridges are of historic importance due to their unique construction combined with their antiquity. Should it becom…

The State is responsible for the management of and all costs for maintenance and rehabilitation for the following historic bridges: Lovejoy Bridge, Andover; Robyville Bridge, Corinth; Hemlock Bridge, Fryeburg; Bennett Bridge, Lincoln Plantation; Artist's Bridge, Newry; Lowe's Bri…